Architectural details, including a column at Massawa

Eritrea

Plate 23, 1. Inscription on a column at Damietta, 2. Copper dovetail found at Bahbeit, 3, Ancient Column found at Massowah (Mafsowah). — Plate 23, 1. Inscription on a column at Damietta, 2. Copper dovetail found at Bahbeit, 3, Ancient Column found at Massowah (Mafsowah).Henry Salt; Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt Vol. 3, page 420; Wikimedia Commons

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Date of image: May 1809
Creator: Henry Salt
Place: Eritrea
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Composite plate includes Egyptian architectural details and a column attributed to Massawa; no single depicted location assigned.

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